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New car called Tesla Model 3 and has to compete with BMW 3 Series

Jul

17

2014

Tesla has announced that its compact electric car Model 3 will be called. Model 3, previously known as Model E, comes after the Roadster already on the market and Model S, and competition must compete with the BMW 3 Series.

Tesla logo Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the new name for the upcoming Tesla model across the UK automotive website AutoExpress. The Tesla 3 should reach the market in 2016 or 2017. Official photos of the vehicle have not been released; Auto Express shows the images are mock-ups based on speculation, according to Tesla. The Tesla Model 3 is an entirely new design and not a shrunken version of the current Model S.

The Model 3 is the fourth model of the U.S. carmaker. Earlier, the Roadster and Model S were released, and the Model X SUV will also come sooner than the Model 3., The Model 3 was approximately $ 35,000, converted 25,870 euros, will cost. That is about half of the Model S, which has a price of nearly $ 70,000 has.

The cost would include possible thanks to cheaper li-on batteries that Tesla wants to own manufacture in his yet to be built Giga Factory. The manufacturer hopes to be able to drop a lot more electric cars due to the cost and thinks the competition including the BMW 3-series to.

Musk mentions an expected range of about 320 km. The buyers of the Tesla 3 could also use Tesla’s network of fast chargers for free.